An Israeli airstrike struck Iran's state-run television broadcaster during a live broadcast Monday, intensifying an already volatile confrontation between the two regional rivals. The attack came amid a series of tit-for-tat strikes that have killed hundreds across both countries since the outbreak of hostilities late last week.

The BBC has verified footage showing the aftermath of an Israeli attack on Sunday in the north Tehran neighbourhood of Tajrish Square. After the strike, more verified video shows water flooding the area, with water pipes and sewage systems burst. Columns of smoke can also be seen in the Iranian capital.

Israel's longest-serving prime minister, Netanyahu has repeatedly warned that Iran was looking to build nuclear weapons and wanted to turn them on Israel -- a small nation home to nearly half the world's Jews.